The Jets are picking third overall in the 2019 NFL Draft -- which marks their third straight year picking in the top 10. They took safety Jamal Adams sixth overall in 2017 and quarterback Sam Darnold third overall in 2018, after trading up from No. 6.

So let's rank the Jets' all-time best and worst top 10 draft picks, shall we? Some notable names on this list -- which goes from worst to best -- including Joe Namath and Vernon Gholston.

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Namath and the Jets won Super Bowl III, 50 years ago.

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WHO DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THIS LIST?

It's too early to rank Darnold (who has one season under his belt) and Adams (who has two seasons under his belt). It takes more than just one or two seasons to fully and fairly assess a draft pick. Both guys do look promising at this point. Let's see how they continue to progress.

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THE BOTTOM TIER

These are the top 10 draft picks who didn't work out for the Jets.

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29. WR LAM JONES (2ND IN 1980)

The No. 1 "worst" spot goes to John "Lam" Jones, partly because the Jets used a higher draft pick on him than they did on Vernon Gholston. Jones had plenty of speed, but wasn't cut out to play pro football. He spent five seasons in the NFL, all with the Jets. He didn't have terrible stats — 2,322 yards and 13 touchdowns. (Look, we can hear an argument for Gholston being No. 1.) But here's why we have Jones No. 1 over Gholston: The Jets traded up to get Jones. They gave the 13th and 20th overall picks to the 49ers, in order to move to No. 2. That year's draft had two Hall of Famers in Round 1 — Anthony Munoz at No. 3 and Art Monk at No. 18. Huge mistake by the Jets.

He never had a sack in three seasons with the Jets. He started just five games and played in 45. He never played in the NFL again after 2010. He is considered one of the all-time biggest busts in NFL Draft history. And we can certainly hear an argument for putting him No. 1 "worst" on this list.

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27. CB DEE MILLINER (9TH IN 2013)

Even Blair Thomas had a longer career than Milliner. Yes, it stings more that the Jets used the No. 2 overall pick on Thomas, compared to No. 9 for Milliner. But Milliner has barely gotten a sniff from an NFL team since the Jets cut him at the end of 2016 training camp. Three years out of the league. He is surely finished. He lasted just three seasons, had three interceptions (all as a rookie), and couldn't stay healthy. He played in just 21 games, with 14 starts. He had an injury history at Alabama that general manager John Idzik knew about, too. Ill-advised pick, to say the least.

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26. RB BLAIR THOMAS (2ND IN 1990)

In four seasons with the Jets, he had 2,009 rushing yards and five touchdowns. He spent six total seasons in the NFL, and finished with seven rushing touchdowns. Such an awful return on the No. 2 overall pick, especially considering these Hall of Famers went in the first round in 1990: Cortez Kennedy at No. 3, Junior Seau at No. 5, and some running back named Emmitt Smith at No. 17. Oops.

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25. DT DEWAYNE ROBERTSON (4TH IN 2003)

The Jets traded up with the Bears from No. 13 to No. 4 in order to get Robertson. The Jets also sent the No. 22 overall pick and a fourth-rounder to Chicago. Brutal. Robertson was never worth it. He started 75 games for the Jets and had 14.5 sacks for them over five years. He spent just six total seasons in the NFL. Robertson had a chronic knee issue that the Jets knew about, but traded up to draft him anyway.

He never played in the AFL or NFL. In the first two years of the Titans/Jets organization, the team's first overall draft pick each year never played pro ball in America. Pretty remarkable. The Jets didn't want to use Stephens as a quarterback, so he wound up going to Canada to play quarterback. The Browns in 1962 made Stephens a second-round pick in the NFL's draft. But the Browns also wanted him to move from quarterback. He declined.

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23. OG TOM BROWN (5TH IN 1961)

Never played a single game for the Jets. What a waste of a draft pick. Same boat as Stephens in this regard. The Jets drafted him when they were the Titans. He was the first player the organization ever drafted. A sign of a star-crossed history to come? Brown won the Outland Trophy as college football's best lineman in 1960. But he wound up never playing pro football in America. He would become a Canadian Football League Hall of Famer, though.

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22. OG DAVE CADIGAN (8TH IN 1988)

Unremarkable, mid-length career. He played six seasons for the Jets and one with the Bengals. He started 51 games for the Jets. So he was able to get on the field, at least. But he never really made a significant impact. Eleven picks after the Jets took Cadigan (at an extremely high spot for an offensive guard), the Vikings got a future Hall of Fame guard — Randall McDaniel.

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21. DT CARL BARZILAUSKAS (6TH IN 1974)

Younger Jets fans surely don't remember him. That's because he had a very unremarkable career. He played six seasons in the NFL, including four with the Jets. He didn't have any sacks. He wound up starting 48 games with the Jets, but wasn't a high-impact player, and obviously wasn't worth the sixth overall pick.

Didn't have a horrible career. But Jets fans will always remember Brady because the Jets passed on Warren Sapp in favor of Brady. Sapp, an eventual Hall of Famer, went 12th overall to Tampa Bay. Brady spent four seasons with the Jets and played 13 seasons overall in the NFL. He had a solid career, but his Jets stats were modest at best — 949 yards and 10 touchdowns.

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19. QB RICHARD TODD (6TH IN 1976)

You could make an argument that Todd does not belong in this "worst" tier. After all, he was the quarterback of the 1982 Jets team that made the AFC title game. (He threw zero touchdowns and five interceptions in that game, by the way. He had an 8.8 quarterback rating that day. Yes, 8.8.) The Jets drafted Todd to take over for Joe Namath. Not an easy situation. Todd's Jets stats were underwhelming — 94 starts, 110 touchdowns, 138 interceptions, 68.6 rating. Todd was not a complete bust, even though he didn't pan out for the Jets. So we have him at the top of the "worst" tier. There's certainly an argument to be heard for his inclusion in the middle tier.

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THE MIDDLE TIER

These are the top 10 draft picks who weren't bad and weren't great for the Jets. Middling players, ultimately.

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18. RB TOM NOWATZKE (4TH IN 1965)

Had a pretty average career with Detroit and Baltimore -- 1,854 total rushing/receiving yards and 17 total touchdowns. He never played for the Jets because he was picked 11th by the Lions in the 1965 NFL Draft. At that time, the Jets were still in the AFL. That sort of thing happened back then.

Had four career interceptions (all as a rookie) and spent four seasons with the Jets. His career lasted six seasons overall. He started 35 games for the Jets and 47 games overall. He also had six career sacks (three as a rookie).

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16. DB/P JERRY STOVALL (3RD IN 1963)

Another guy who never played for the Jets, but wound up going on to have a very solid NFL career. So it's kind of hard to rank him. Stovall went second overall to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1963 NFL Draft. He was a punter early in his career, then became a three-time Pro Bowl defensive back. He had 18 career interceptions and finished his career in 1971.

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15. OT CHRIS WARD (4TH IN 1978)

He started 87 games at left tackle for the Jets from 1978-83. He spent just one more season playing after that. Pretty decent career, albeit not a long one.

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14. DE LEONARD WILLIAMS (6TH IN 2015)

Hasn't become an elite pass rusher. He is a fine enough defensive lineman, though. He has 85 career quarterback hits, but just 17 career sacks.

Tough one to rank. He never panned out for the Jets, but he does deserve some credit for them making back-to-back AFC title games in his first two seasons, 2009-10.

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12. TE JEROME BARKUM (9TH IN 1972)

He spent his entire career with the Jets, from 1972-83. He made just one Pro Bowl, but he wound up being a very solid contributor. He had 4,789 career receiving yards and 40 touchdowns. He gained 14.7 yards per catch during his career, while starting 137 games.

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THE TOP TIER

These are the most successful Jets top 10 draft picks, with the very best guy listed last on this list.

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11. WR ROB MOORE (1990 SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT)

The Jets took Moore in Round 1 of the 1990 supplemental draft. He played for them from 1990-94 and made one Pro Bowl. His best season didn't come until 1997 with the Cardinals, when he had 1,584 receiving yards and was a first-team All-Pro selection for the only time in his career. All told, Moore had 4,258 receiving yards and 22 touchdown catches with the Jets. A productive pick, though not an all-time great.

He spent his entire career with the Jets — 1993-2003. Not a star player, but he did start 129 games for the Jets, including every game from 1997-2003, with the exception of the 1998 season, which he missed.

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9. LB JAMES FARRIOR (8TH IN 1997)

Farrior spent five seasons with the Jets and had 5.5 sacks with them. His career didn't really blossom until his 10 seasons with the Steelers. He is remembered, of course, as a Steeler. With Pittsburgh, Farrior racked up 30 sacks, 12 forced fumbles, and eight interceptions. He made two Pro Bowls and once was a first-team All-Pro selection. There will be another guy later on this list who found his biggest success elsewhere, after the Jets drafted him.

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8. LT D'BRICKASHAW FERGUSON (4TH IN 2006)

A career-long Jet who never missed a snap due to injury in his entire career, which is remarkable. Ferguson was a Pro Bowler each year from 2009-11. He never was a first-team All-Pro selection. Ferguson spent 10 years with the Jets, and while he showed signs of declining at the end, right before he retired, he was able to go out there each and every week. He is a future Ring of Honor member with the Jets. No doubt about that.

Another career-long Jet, from 1981-92. He was a three-time Pro Bowler and one-time first-team All-Pro selection. He finished his career with 8,074 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns. In 1982, McNeil ran for 786 yards, and became the first Jets player to lead the NFL in rushing. He had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 1984 and 1985. He gained at least 4 yards per carry every season of his career — very impressive.

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6. RB MATT SNELL (3RD IN 1964)

We have Snell ahead of McNeil because of what Snell did in Super Bowl III, which remains, of course, the Jets' lone Super Bowl appearance and victory. Look, we can hear an argument for McNeil being ahead of Snell. McNeil was definitely more productive. Snell had 4,285 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns in his nine-year career, all with the Jets. Joe Namath won MVP of Super Bowl III, but it easily could have gone to Snell, who carried 30 times for 121 yards and one touchdown in the game. He also caught four passes for 40 yards. That Super Bowl victory is so precious to Jets fans that it elevates Snell's standing in franchise history.

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5. WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON (1ST IN 1996)

He played just four seasons with the Jets, but was highly productive and made two Pro Bowls with them. His Jets stats: 305 catches, 4,108 yards, and 31 touchdowns. Johnson could be a headache as a player, but it's hard to argue with his productivity. He finished with 10,571 yards and 64 touchdowns. But he did more in four years with the Jets than he did in four years with Tampa Bay, where he made one Pro Bowl.

Younger Jets fans might not know the name, but Powell was a standout right tackle for the Jets from 1977-85. He made the Pro Bowl every season from 1979-83. During that span, he was named a first-team All-Pro three times. Really impressive stretch. He started 123 games for the Jets.

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3. RB JOHN RIGGINS (6TH IN 1971)

Well, we mentioned there would be a guy later on this list who found his greatest success elsewhere. Riggins became a Hall of Famer largely because of what he did with Washington. But he was no slouch with the Jets. Far from it. In five seasons with them, he ran for 3,880 yards and 25 touchdowns. In 1975, he ran for 1,005 yards, becoming the Jets' first ever 1,000-yard rusher.

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2. WR AL TOON (10TH IN 1985)

OK, we aren't saying Toon was a better player than Riggins. Nobody would make that argument. But this list is weighted toward what players did while with the Jets. His career was cut short by concussions, but Toon did a lot in his eight NFL seasons, all with the Jets. He caught 517 passes for 6,605 yards and 31 touchdowns. He made the Pro Bowl each season from 1986-88. He was a first-team All-Pro selection in 1986.

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1. QB JOE NAMATH (1ST IN 1965)

Who else? The most iconic player in franchise history, and one of the most iconic players in the history of the NFL, for that matter. Namath helped deliver the Jets' only Super Bowl victory, after the 1968 season. He spent 12 seasons with the Jets and threw for 27,057 yards and 170 touchdowns. People tend to forget that he also threw 215 interceptions with the Jets and had a below-average 65.8 quarterback rating with them. Namath's fame and Super Bowl win elevate his profile. Which is understandable.